Alternative to using Google?

charlie 22 · 3rd February 2016, 17:54

Hi all, is there a UK owned search engine that pays its full share of tax volantarily that I could start using.

Many thanks Chris.

kc13661 · 3rd February 2016, 18:12

you could 'ask jeeves' sorry could not resist

SideValve · 3rd February 2016, 18:37

https://duckduckgo.com/ seems good - at least it passes the "Conservatives are" autocomplete test :¬)

http://www.twistor.co.uk promote themselves as ethical but it looks like they don't produce huge numbers of results - guess if you chop out unethical results that's what you get!!

Personally I like Bing. Arguably not much better than Google on tax but I like Microsoft

Lancpudn · 3rd February 2016, 19:44

Duckduckgo & Yandex on my PC's. I avoid Google as much as possible.

fubsy · 3rd February 2016, 20:30

I use Firefox.

andymc · 3rd February 2016, 21:05

DuckDuckGo doesn't track you the way Google does, or keep records of everything you ever searched for. Much better at respecting your privacy, I would recommend it.

It amazes me that the vast majority of people are so blasé about Google, Facebook et al in terms of how easily they hand over (or fail to protect) their own privacy, data etc. I avoid as much as possible using any of them and have additional protections like NoScript, Ghostery and others enabled in order to prevent them from sneaking in cookies, running scripts etc on my devices. Using NoScript is a real eye-opener in terms of seeing how much stuff attempts to load every time you open different web pages. Quite useful for preventing malicious stuff too.

Lancpudn · 4th February 2016, 08:57

Ditto on the ghostery + ublockorigin.org on duckduckgo, It's the reason I use firefox on my win10 PC, as far as I know they dont have 3rd party extensions for ad blockers.

reworht · 4th February 2016, 09:21

I run Firefox on my Windows 10 laptop. I use Ghostery and Adblock Plus which collectively seem to do a pretty good job of keeping out unwanted bits of software etc. Some will always sneak through the net - Super Antispyware and CCleaner (both FOC) can often get rid of any that have breached the wall, and the FOC version of Malwarebytes is excellent at rooting out and blitzing some of the more persistent ones

charlie 22 · 4th February 2016, 09:23

Wow fellow members are as passionate as myself lol. As they say power currupts, its a pity that as a company grows it seems to loose its identity and it goes down the path of world domination and profits that dwarf countries GDP.

chipsceola · 4th February 2016, 10:31

Firefox is only a browser, but it has options to use a search engine of your choice with Google being the default, under search options you can set for Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo or any one of your choice plus has inbuilt anti-tracking if you wish.

3rd February 2016, 17:54	#1
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SideValve Gets stuck in Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Oxford Posts: 767 Thanks: 141 Thanked 204 Times in 141 Posts	https://duckduckgo.com/ seems good - at least it passes the "Conservatives are" autocomplete test :¬) http://www.twistor.co.uk promote themselves as ethical but it looks like they don't produce huge numbers of results - guess if you chop out unethical results that's what you get!! Personally I like Bing. Arguably not much better than Google on tax but I like Microsoft __________________ The Story So Far: Austin A35, Morris Oxford, Triumph Herald, Mini 850, Mini 1000, Austin Allegro, MG Midget, MGB GT, Rover SD1 2600, Austin Maxi, Rover 200, Rover 825, Rover 800, Bedford TK, Range Rover 3.9 efi, Rover 400, Rover 100, MGF, Rover 25, Rover 75 1.8, Rover 75 Connoisseur SE 2.0 V6, MGF 1.8i, Rover 75 Connoisseur 2.0 V6 Auto, Morris Eight Series E, Morris Minor 1275.

3rd February 2016, 19:44	#4
Lancpudn This is my second home MG ZS EV Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 15,614 Thanks: 4,591 Thanked 3,427 Times in 2,565 Posts	Duckduckgo & Yandex on my PC's. I avoid Google as much as possible. __________________ Blessed are the tea makers. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3b...auto-2000_auto

3rd February 2016, 21:05	#6
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fubsy Regular poster MG ZT 180 SE Sports Auto Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Wareham Posts: 71 Thanks: 169 Thanked 23 Times in 17 Posts	I use Firefox.

4th February 2016, 08:57	#7
Lancpudn This is my second home MG ZS EV Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 15,614 Thanks: 4,591 Thanked 3,427 Times in 2,565 Posts	Ditto on the ghostery + ublockorigin.org on duckduckgo, It's the reason I use firefox on my win10 PC, as far as I know they dont have 3rd party extensions for ad blockers. __________________ Blessed are the tea makers. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3b...auto-2000_auto

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4th February 2016, 09:23	#9
charlie 22 Posted a thing or two MG ZT-T 2.5V6, Mazda Cx30 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Greenford Posts: 1,137 Thanks: 875 Thanked 165 Times in 132 Posts	Wow fellow members are as passionate as myself lol. As they say power currupts, its a pity that as a company grows it seems to loose its identity and it goes down the path of world domination and profits that dwarf countries GDP. __________________ Ugly Duckling

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